Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
  RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY
Job Description: Research Assistants (24)
Nature of Contract: Part time
Period of Contract: Not more than one month
Location: Adjumani and Moyo Districts
Deadline for applications: Friday 26th July 2019, 5.00pm Ugandan Time
Background
Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) in collaboration with the Global
Women’s Institute (GWI) at the George Washington University (GWU) and the Lutheran
World Federation (LWF) intend to undertake a study titled, “Gender Based Violence amongst South Sudanese Refugee and Host Women Populations in Adjumani and Moyo
Districts, Uganda.”
The study seeks to document the magnitude and scope of gender based violence (GBV), associated factors or drivers and barriers to access to GBV services so that members of the humanitarian community in addition to the Ugandan government can develop and implement context-specific interventions to prevent and manage GBV in vulnerable refugee populations.
MakSPH therefore seeks to recruit research assistants..

  Main Responsibilities of the Research Assistants will include:
• Attend pre-data collection training and piloting sessions
• Administer the informed consent in accordance with the study protocol
• Conduct and complete survey interviews using tablets in accordance with the study protocol
• Ensuring data collected from the field is correctly saved the existing data bases on the allotted server
• Conduct focus group discussions with the appropriate respondents
• Participate in data management processes including translation and transcription of qualitative data
• Ensure quality assurance of the data collected
• Perform any other tasks as required by the Field Supervisor and Research Team

Job Skills: Not Specified

  Job Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Humanities, Statistics, Demography and Population studies, Information Technology, Public Health, Environmental Health and any other Medical, Biomedical and Biological related Disciplines
• Preferably Female because of the sensitive nature of the topic understudy among women populations
• At least 6 months of prior experience in quantitative and/or qualitative data collection for a reputable organization/institution
• Experience using electronic data collection software e.g. ODK, etc
• Proficiency in spoken and written English and at least one of the locally spoken languages among the South Sudanese and Host populations - that is Arabic, Dinka, Madi, Neur and Acholi
• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to spend a period of time in rural areas away from home
• Ability to work in a diverse team independently with minimal supervision and observe deadlines
• Integrity/Respect for colleagues

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
  Interested persons should send their applications with an Application Letter, current
Curriculum Vitae and Copies of Academic Transcripts and/or Testimonials), indicating two referees and their contacts.
The application should be addressed to:
The Dean,
Makerere University School of Public Health,
P. O. Box 7072,
Kampala, Uganda.
Indicate on the top right corner of envelope: Attention: GBV Project
The application can either be submitted as a hard copy at either
1) The Reception Desk,
Ground floor, MakSPH Building, Mulago Hospital Complex or
2) The Reception Desk at the Lutheran World Federation Field Office in Adjumani and Moyo Districts. Ensure that you register after submitting the application.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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